The Bangabandhu Bridge authorities have collected a whopping Tk11.7 crore toll in the last four days till Monday at around 6am ahead of the Eid holiday.
During this time, a total of 153,327 vehicles of different sorts have crossed the bridge connecting the northern part of the country with the capital.
Between 6am on Sunday and 6am on Monday, a total of 10,030 Dhaka-bound vehicles passed through the bridge, resulting in Tk78,48,500 toll collection.
On the other hand, 24,107 northbound vehicles crossed the bridge, paying a total of Tk1,81,51,300 in tolls.
Between 6am on Saturday and 6am on Sunday, a total of 16,254 Dhaka-bound vehicles passed through the bridge, resulting in Tk1,30,24,250 toll collection.
On the other hand, 26,096 northbound vehicles crossed the bridge, paying a total of Tk1,84,59,200 in tolls.
Ahsan Masud Bappi, executive engineer at Bangabandhu Bridge Site Office, said that an average of 35,000 to 36,000 vehicles crossed the Bangabandhu Bridge during the Eid journey. However, last year, a maximum of 52,000 vehicles crossed in one day.
Under normal circumstances, around 20,000 vehicles cross the bridge every day. Millions of people from North Bengal travel on this highway every year on Eid.
The Dhaka-Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge Highway is the second-largest in the country.
This highway is the only means of communication by road between the northern districts of the country and Dhaka. Vehicles from at least 23 to 24 districts use this road.
Authorities have been collecting tolls since the bridge was opened in 1997. Currently, the toll of the bridge is being collected by the Commuter System Network (CNS).
